Happy 25th Anniversary To Mortal Kombat (1995)
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I always thought Paul W.S. Anderson is more talented than people give him credit for. He's basically the Ridley Scott of Uwe Bolls.
Well, youngster, I was 15 when this movie came out and high on the whole Mortal Kombat train, so I watched it in theaters the day it came out with my cousins. We loved it then, seeing the likes of Scorpion and Sub-Zero on screen was a unique rush to our still squishy and moldable minds, but looking back… the film is pretty bad. I guess it’s fairly spot on to the spirit of the shallow story of the game, but it doesn’t merit much outside of strict fan service, like, I don’t think anyone who doesn’t already love Mortal Kombat would find much value in it. The acting was pretty bad and cheesy as well; Bridgette Wilson (Sonya) is simply hard to watch at times.
Same. Seen it in cinema as well. mortal kombaaaaatt. I still remember that theme. xD The '90s were rad. That chick who played Kitana she was such a hottie.
Yeah, that movie is pretty perfect for a horny, hormone-drenched, teenage boy, but as an mature adult looking back, nostalgia wins the day over objective quality.
Happy birthday to you
Took your spine out on cue
Froze your brain from pink to blue
Happy birthday to you
(Hip hip, oh, no, they're gone too)
Wait, is this the film? Ah crap, nevermind. Ignore plz.
Took your spine out on cue
Froze your brain from pink to blue
Happy birthday to you
(Hip hip, oh, no, they're gone too)
Wait, is this the film? Ah crap, nevermind. Ignore plz.
Mortal Kombat (1995 film) came out 2 weeks before my birthday. I was turning 6. I didn't see it in theaters, but I saw it immediately as soon as ut hit Blockbuster. Great times.
........I was nine when the movie came out. Due to releases being slower, I may have seen it at age ten.
Fuck I feel old. Also, the hottie who played Kitana was Talisa Soto; she was also Lupe in License to Kill. And she is stunning.
Fuck I feel old. Also, the hottie who played Kitana was Talisa Soto; she was also Lupe in License to Kill. And she is stunning.
Good thing I still have my VHS and DVD copy of the movie. Plus, you can find Mortal Kombat anywhere.
...Is it bad I still haven't seen this movie yet? I've seen the Street Fighter one but not MK. But then again like the Brawlman, the King of Fighters, I was young then and I don't think my folks would want me to see a apparent hyper violent movie. It doesn't seem too much the case judging by the comments but yeah I guess I should put this on my massive "to watch" list. lol
Lover of beat'em ups, but I do appreciate the effort. I've played a lot of the King of Fighters games, but not all of them. Nor am I the best at them too.
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Street Fighter is funnier so that was definitely the right call, but if you're up for good old 90s cheese Mortal Kombat is fairly entertaining, the sequel is funnier in "So bad is good" kind of way though, so yeah I wouldn't say it's bad you haven't watched but you might like it.
But nothing beats Raúl Julia.
Actually one complaint from fans at the time was that the move was insufficiently violent like the games it was based on.
But it’s fine, casting is very strong: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is a magnificent Shang Tsung (he also did a passable Heihachi in the shitty Tekken movie), Linden Ashby is the right blend of cocky and earnest as Johnny Cage, Robin Shou is the best kind of knock off Bruce Lee for Liu Kang and Brigitte Wilson (now Wilson-Sampras) looks and plays the part of Sonya Blade like a champ, though she does get the short shrift at the end. But lack of blood and gore aside, the fights are well done, costuming and sets are very on point and the soundtrack is very strong - my favourite is the track for Liu Kang and Sub Zero’s fight.
The DVD or BluRay shouldn’t be more than about ten bucks, go grab it and have a laugh.